Recently, alumnus Mr. Li Jingwu and his wife came to Chengdu to visit the ancient city and visit friends. Among the friends he wanted to visit, Mr. Jingwu ranked me first. He said many times that the first thing he wanted to see when he came to Chengdu was me. For me, it really echoes the old saying: It’s a joy to have friends come from afar.
Among the friends Mr. Jingwu planned to meet, there was a classmate of his wife, who was also a friend of mine. We were assigned to the same unit in Chengdu together, and we kept in touch frequently until we retired. Several other friends that Mr. Li was planning to meet were also literary friends and good friends of mine. Mr. Li also got acquainted with them through article exchanges because of my introduction.
Mr. Li Jingwu is an alumnus of my Jiaotong University, but he is not in the same class or department. It can be said that we were strangers at school but have become good friends over time. Our acquaintance originated from the first book written by Mr. Li. At that time, some classmates in the alumni group sent some chapters of the book that Jing Wu was writing. It was about the study and life at Jiaotong University. I was attracted by his I was so impressed by the writing style and content of the article that I wrote down my thoughts after reading it, and introduced him to some websites where I am the moderator or editor, such as Jiangshan Literature, Handle Literature, Starlight Literature, Western Writers, Western Literature, etc. Jingwu published Many of his articles were mostly written by me in the editor's notes of some websites. The articles were well received and many of them were rated as high-quality products. He also served as editor of Jiangshan Literary Spring and Autumn Society. His articles were completed and published one by one, and finally compiled into his first 400,000-word book "Collected Works of Jingwu". At the invitation of my husband, I wrote the preface to the collection. Subsequently, Mr. Jingwu published a second book, "Intoxicating Wild Chrysanthemums - Jingwu's Collected Works (Part 2)", which included the newly published articles after the publication of the author's first collection of essays, "Jingwu's Collected Works", which was also written by me. sequence. With these two books and many articles published on the website, Mr. Jingwu applied to the Hubei Provincial Writers Association for membership. In 2014, he was reviewed and approved by the fourth meeting of the Sixth Presidium of the Provincial Writers Association to become a formal member of the Provincial Writers Association. Jingwu couldn't help but cry with joy when he realized his childhood literary dream and immediately told me the good news. In this way, we became best friends.
Li Jingwu has been planning a trip to Chengdu. The old couple plans to go to Chengdu in April in the spring, firstly to visit the ancient city, and secondly to visit friends. After I learned the news, I have been planning to help him book a hotel and arrange their trip in Chengdu. But unexpectedly, I fell seriously ill after the Spring Festival this year. The cause was a trip to Lugu Lake during the Spring Festival. I suffered from severe altitude sickness, motion sickness and vomiting on the mountain road. I vomited all my bile. I have been eating poorly since I came back. Caused severe anemia. During that time, I felt short of breath and chest tightness even after walking a few steps, so my children sent me to the hospital for hospitalization. After Jingwu learned about my hospitalization and discharge from the hospital, he was very concerned. He chatted with me many times to understand my physical condition and no longer asked me to worry about his trip to Chengdu. He said that he would take care of it and come to Chengdu to visit me as soon as possible. .
A few days later, I received news from him that he had booked his sleeper train ticket to Chengdu and the hotel he was going to stay in. His daughter in Shanghai had booked it online. The hotel he booked was based on my home address and he chose a four-star hotel closest to my home. He said it was because it was convenient for him to visit me at my home. I was extremely moved after hearing this, and immediately went to observe the area around the hotel to learn about the accommodation and travel conditions, and prepare for the arrival of my friends.
Their train arrived at Chengdu East Station at noon on April 10. Jingwu said that my health was not good and refused to let me go to the station to pick him up. He said that they were taking a soft sleeper so that I would not be tired and reassured me. After leaving the station, take a taxi to the hotel. I was still worried, so I helped them find out where to take the taxi at the station, and informed my friends in time. I made an appointment with my friends. I will go to the hotel to meet them on the afternoon of the 10th to discuss and arrange their seven-day itinerary in Chengdu.
At noon on April 10th, Jingwu and his wife arrived in Chengdu on time. They took a taxi to the hotel according to my instructions. After settling in at the hotel, they sent me a text message. I immediately responded and asked them to Let's have a good rest first. I'll go to the hotel to visit them in the afternoon. Since my wife's eldest brother passed away, she had gone to Tangshan for the funeral. I stayed at my daughter's house that day to help take care of my granddaughter.
I took a bus from my daughter's house for nearly an hour and arrived at the hotel where Jingwu and his wife were staying at 3pm. When friends meet, they can’t help but bring tears to their eyes. We met in Xi'an on the school anniversary last year. He was ill and in poor health at the time. Before he came to Chengdu this year, I was also seriously ill and hospitalized. We are both over 70 years old, and time is not forgiving. In the hotel, we discussed their plans for activities in Chengdu. In just seven days, I tried to spend more time with them.
Jing Wu attaches great importance to his feelings for literary friends. On April 11, the second day after they arrived in Chengdu, they decided to go to Xingfu Meilin to visit their literary friends for a cup of tea. I'm very happy about Jingwu's plan. Yi Zhancha Xin is also a good friend of mine for many years. It was me who introduced Jingwu to her. A few years ago, Yizhan Chaxin was the president of the Jiangshan Tianya Association. She asked me to be the vice president. When he was ill, she also asked me to be the president for a period of time. With everyone’s joint efforts, that The ranking of Shi Tianya Club has risen to third place, which is a very good result. Back then, Cha Xin knew that I was also in Chengdu and invited me to Meilin for tea many times. However, due to various reasons, I was never able to make the trip. This time I took advantage of Jingwu's trip to Chengdu and we went to visit Chaxin together. It was really a great thing. When we arrived at Meilin, Chaxin, who lives nearby, had already been waiting for us at the entrance of Meilin. Because I was coming, Cha Xin also called Qing Qing, who used to be the chief poetry editor of the Tianya Society, and she also lived in Chengdu. Two beauties, Cha Xin and Qing Qing, took us around Meilin and took many photos together. Happy Plum Grove, one of the "Five Golden Flowers" of Chengdu's new rural construction, is a national 4A scenic spot with more than 3,000 acres of plum blossoms. Cha Xin said that if it is winter or early spring, the wintersweet and red plum blossoms in the garden will be even more beautiful. Cha Xin led us to a farmhouse with good conditions and scenery to rest, drink tea and chat. Cha Xin showed off her Kung Fu tea art. Everyone was in a good mood and talked about a lot of literature and life. I reminisced with her and Qing Qing. He recalled the unforgettable years in Tianya Club. At noon, we had a table of delicacies and drinks for tea. When saying goodbye, Qingqing also asked Didi to send Jingwu and his wife to the hotel. A happy day and unforgettable literary friendship.
On April 12, which was the third day after they arrived in Chengdu, Fu Denghua, an alumnus and literary friend who lives in Deyang, was going to the hotel to visit Jingwu and his wife. I had to accompany him. Called Luo Yuegao. When the five of us, Xi'an Jiaotong University alumni, met, we were all very happy. We walked together to the campus of Polytechnic University, chatted and took photos. On the university campus, seeing those young students coming and going reminds us of the campus life back then. We have many similar experiences, which are precious and unforgettable years in life. Alumnus Fu Denghua went to Shanghai to start a business after the reform and opening up, and his career was very successful. I have known alumnus Fu Denghua from the Sichuan Alumni Association of Xi'an Jiaotong University for a long time. He is the vice chairman of the alumni association. We gather every year. After seeing three books written by him in the past two years, we have become very good literary friends. We are one of the three literary friends mentioned in my article "We didn't know each other at school, but we became friends in old age". This time he gave me a calligraphy painting with the four characters "Yunshan Style" written on it. As expected, he has very good calligraphy skills. There is an inscription on it, "Mr. Pei Yu is elegant and upright." I know that the four words he wrote on this painting are a compliment to me, so I can only express my gratitude humbly.
On April 13, alumnus Yuegao and I accompanied Jingwu and his wife to visit Wuhou Temple. Jingwu said that you don’t have to go to other scenic spots, but Wuhou Temple must be visited. He was born in Xiangyang, where they were born. Zhuge Liang admired him very much. At Wuhou Temple, we visited carefully and took photos from time to time. Jingwu also took photos of the wonderful couplets praising Zhuge Liang. After leaving Wuhou Temple, Jinli was next to it. In the quaint old streets and alleys, we drank tea and reminisced about the past, and tasted Chengdu's famous snacks, such as Three Cannons, Long Chao Shou, and Dandan Noodles... which made Jingwu and his two foreign visitors Full of praise.
On April 14, literary friend Qingqing invited Jingwu and his wife to visit Memories in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu. It is very close to her home, close to the hotel where Jingwu and the others stayed, and also close to my home. Natural escort. Literary friend Qingqing, the pen name of Jiangshan Literature is Lan Hui Qing'er, and the pen name of Zhizhi Literature is Green Grass Qingqing. We met for the first time that day in Meilin. She is indeed a warm and beautiful girl.
It was recently learned that Qingqing, as a Sichuan writer, was invited to participate in a literary event where hundreds of literary scholars gathered in Shizhu. The participants were all well-known writers in the country. Among the guests were Chou Shi (Song Changzheng) of Jiangshan Literature, which shows Qingqing's literary achievements. The memory of the eastern suburbs that Qingqing invited us to visit together is in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu, which used to be the old industrial area of ??Chengdu. It used to be home to dozens of large factories with tens of thousands of people built since liberation. Nowadays, most of these factories have been relocated. On the site of a large factory, the Chengdu East District Music Park was built, and was later officially renamed "Eastern Suburb Memory". Eastern Suburb Memory has become a multicultural park integrating music, art, drama, photography and other cultural forms, and has become a highland for Chengdu's cultural and creative industries that connects with modernization and internationalization. The Eastern Suburb Memory Tourist Scenic Spot in Chengdu has realized the organic integration of cultural creativity and tourism services, and has become a good place for citizens to relax and entertain. During our tour, we took photos in front of various physical models left behind by those factories, which can arouse the nostalgia of our generation. Qingqing invited us to drink tea and chat in the tea garden that was converted from the original workshop, and to eat in the original factory canteen. It has a nostalgic atmosphere, the venue is still the same, and the content is different from that of the past. It is now a restaurant selling various Sichuan cuisine.
On April 15, Jingwu and his wife visited Kuanzhai Alley. I could not accompany them for some reason, but I arranged the bus and tour route for them in advance. "Kuanzhai Alley" is one of the three major historical and cultural reserves in Chengdu. It consists of three parallel old Chengdu streets, namely Kuan Alley, Zhai Alley and Jing Alley, and the courtyard complex between them. It is included in the Chengdu Historical and Cultural City Protection Plan. Kuanzhai Alley is composed of 45 quadrangle courtyards in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China style, garden mansions with artistic and cultural heritage, and newly built courtyard-style boutique hotels. Jingwu and his wife took many photos, which vividly reflected the style and characteristics of Kuanzhai Alley.
On April 16, my wife and I, who had just returned from overseas, went to the hotel to visit Jingwu and his wife. My wife went to Tangshan a few days ago to attend the funeral for her eldest brother who had just passed away. When she came back, she said she must visit Jingwu and his wife. We arrived at the hotel and we all hit it off. My wife has long read Jingwu’s collection of essays and has always admired Jingwu’s literary talents. Jingwu has also read my articles about my wife. After we met, we had a very good conversation. We visited the Polytechnic University campus near the hotel and took photos together. I took them to the Geological Museum to see the precious unearthed minerals, especially the various large dinosaur fossil specimens. Jing Wu repeatedly sighed that it was really a worthwhile trip. Returning to the hotel lobby, he saw a calligraphy table and chairs prepared for customers, with a piece of rice paper spread on it, as well as large and small brushes and inkstones. Jingwu immediately got excited and wrote the four characters "Friendship is always there" with a brush. The payment was made. Upon seeing this, a lady at the front desk came over to take a photo of the calligraphy with her mobile phone. Seeing that the other party liked it, Jingwu wrote the lady's name and the words "Huicun" and gave the calligraphy to the other party. It can be said that this is the successful ending of Jingwu Seven Days Hotel.
On April 17, Jingwu and his wife ended their seven-day trip to Chengdu and returned to Xiangyang by train. Jingwu wouldn't let me send them to the car, so I could only silently wish them a safe journey. When Jingwu said goodbye to me, he wrote a poem: To Wang Peiyu, an alumnus of the school, who has gained a great reputation in the literary world and has made a lot of literary friends all over the world. When you are sick, you will make close friends in Chengdu. Friendship between classmates is better than family ties. On the train returning home, Jingwu wrote another poem to say goodbye to us: We are destined to come to Shu, but it is difficult to travel there. A week's visit is worth ten years. I was lucky enough to meet literary friends and leave memories in Jiuquan.
On the morning of April 18, Jingwu called me as soon as he got home. They got home safely. I thanked them for visiting me in Chengdu, and he thanked us for the warm reception. His deep feelings as friends are beyond words. I asked him to take care of himself and recover well. He said that he was very happy in Chengdu this time and that he had gained weight. He asked me to take care and try to see each other more often in the future. I shed tears of excitement and was once again moved by Mr. Keigo’s persistent friendship for his friends.
Attached: Introduction to my friend Jingwu
Jingwu, whose real name is Li Jingwu, was born on July 8, 1944 in Daye, Hubei Province. He graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University and is a senior engineer. He has successively served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Province Xiangyang Science and Technology Association, director of the Organization and Propaganda Department, deputy director of the Municipal Science and Technology Museum, and editor-in-chief of the journal "Xiangfan Science and Technology".
He has successively joined the Ocean Society of China, China Electronics and Information Federation, Hubei Provincial Science Writers Association, Xiangfan Writers Association, Xiangfan Calligraphers Association, Xiangfan Journalists Association, Xiangfan Translators Association as a director, and Hubei Provincial Writers Association. He is knowledgeable and has a wide range of interests, including calligraphy, painting, and photography. He has edited the 300,000-word "100-Day Japanese Guide to Science and Technology" and co-translated the 270,000-word science fiction novel "Arctic Drift"; two books have been published by China Ocean Publishing House. He has been interested in literature since he was a child. He was able to write poems at the age of 12 and used poetry as a diary. Since 1977, he has published many novels and essays in the journal "Xiangfan Literature and Art". His novel "The Cowshed" won the first prize for Literary Creation in Xiangfan City in 1979. In 1999, "Collected Poems of Li Jingwu" was published. In 2013, he edited the book "Collected Works of Jingwu" with 400,000 words. He is a contracted author of Jiangshan Literature and served as editor of Spring and Autumn Society.